BUT THEY TOTALLY DIDN’T HACK US: Putin Declares That Only Russia Believed Donald Trump Would Win

Via Politico:

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday claimed that his country correctly predicted Donald Trump’s electoral victory and characterized Democrats as sore losers eager to blame anyone else for their losses. Speaking at his annual news conference, Putin said he hoped to have a productive relationship with Trump. “Nobody believed he would win except for us,” he said.

On Friday, Putin cast Democrats in the U.S. as desperate. “They are losing on all fronts and looking elsewhere for things to blame. In my view this, how shall I say it, degrades their own dignity,” Putin said. “You have to know how to lose with dignity.” The comments from Putin stand to fuel fears that not only did the Russian leader have a hand in Trump’s rise but that he will try to force autocratic ideals upon the United States.